Article
The dilemmas of a carrier of BRCA1 gene mutations.
Patient education and counseling - 1 Sept 1998
de Vries-Kragt K
Abstract excerpt
This article describes that the decision to be tested on carriership of hereditary cancer has consequences that are more far-reaching than a potential carrier can anticipate beforehand. The experiences of a 41 year old woman, carrier of a mutated BRCA1 gene, who shortly before her scheduled bilat...
Topics
- Adult
- BRCA1 Protein
- Breast Neoplasms
- Female
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Testing
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Mastectomy
- Mutation
- Patient Acceptance of Health Care